NEW YORK, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Two pilots were killed and dozens of others injured as an Air Canada Express flight collided with a fire truck when landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday.
The plane, carrying 72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal, struck a fire truck from the Port Authority that was responding to a separate incident, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Authorities confirmed that the pilot and copilot were killed, and about 40 passengers and crew members were taken to local hospitals, some with serious injuries.
Two Port Authority employees who were traveling in the fire truck also suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, Garcia said.
She added that the airport was to remain closed until at least 2 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) Monday to facilitate the investigation. ■